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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46041)
OPERATION CROSSROADS
SHIPS READY FOR BIKINI ATOM TEST
Dramatic pictures of the prelude to the epochal atom-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. Battleships, carriers, transports and other vessels are readied for the much-discussed experiment. Army tanks and other equipment are lashed to decks of transports. Admiral Blandy, in charge of the test, explains the reasons and expected results of Operation Crossroads.
RAIL STRIKE GRIPS NATION
Faced with the most serious strike in its history, the U.S. is hard hit by a strike of railroad men. Delayed for five days, the strike finally does begin. Trains are idle; transportation is seriously crippled; passengers are stranded in stations.
EISENHOWER IN FAR EAST
NANKING, CHINA – The U.S. Chief of Staff receives gala welcome, as he visits China’s leader during this tour of U.S. Far Eastern bases. Later, in Tokyo, he meets Gen. MacArthur and reviews 8th Army parade.
MISS BOOTH GETS AWARD
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Miss Evangeline Booth, former Salvation Army head, is honored for her charity work by the Variety Club at its annual conclave, attended by theatrical men and noted guests.
ROCKET CARS HIT 140 MPH
INDIANAPOLIC, IND. – Jet-propelled auto racers! The atomic age reaches into the field of auto-racing, as these tests of Duke Nalon’s amazing racer will prove. Wait until you see the “pick up” here! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46042)
TRUMAN ACTION ENDS U.S. TIE-UP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two days after it started, a grave threat to our already strained national economy, the railroad strike comes to an end, only minutes before the deadline set down by the President in his speech to the nation. Later, appearing before Congress, Pres. Truman calls for legislation to forestall future strikes against the government.
BLACK QUADRUPLETS BORN
REIDSVILLE, N.C. – It’s “Four of a kind” for the James Fultz’s when Mrs. Annie Mae Fultz presents her husband, “Pete,” already father of six, with four more girls. They’re all doing nicely, thank you.
COCKER BEST IN DOG SHOW
MADISON, N.J. – A black cocker spaniel, Benbow’s Beau, adds another canine victory to his belt by getting best in show at the Morris and Essex Kennel Club classic, revived after five years of war.
KIDDIES MASQUERADE PARADE (Dallas only)
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS – The city’s centennial celebration is gaily highlighted by a picturesque parade by the younger generation, all decked out in their festival finery.
CHAMPS GIRD FOR BIG BOUT
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. – Joe Louis, heavy weight champ, begins training for his coming fight with Billy Conn at Yankee Stadium, New York. Over at Greenwood Lake, young Conn goes through his paces.
GOVERNOR VISITS STUDIO (Portland Only)
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Gov. Earl Snell of Oregon pays a visit to Walter Wanger and movie star Susan Hayward at the Universal Studios, to arrange for the premier of “Canyon Passage” in Portland.
CITY GETS D.D.T. TREATMENT
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – To check the spread of polio, this Lone Star city used up-to-date methods – spraying the entire town with insect-killing D.D.T Special vehicles, and individuals, help lay down a smoke-screen |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46043)
COAL STRIKE ENDS
Final settlement in Washington between John L. Lewis and the government brings to an end the crippling mine tie-up. In soft-coal pits throughout the nation, miners go back to work as our supply of coal is at a record low.
FLOODS SWEEP EAST
At least 20 persons are dead, thousands are homeless, as flood waters run rampant over large area in New York and Pennsylvania. Cities and farms are inundated, and damage will run into the millions.
ANIMALS BOARD ATOM ARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Two hundred goats, along with pigs and other animals, go aboard Navy transport for shipment to Bikini Atoll, where they will serve their country as “guinea pigs” in coming atom-bomb tests.
CADETS HAIL OLD-TIMER
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Future Army officers pass in review in honor of “Marty,” 70-year old ex-sergeant and Academy employee for fifty years. A full dress parade is fitting tribute for popular Martin Maher.
CARDINALS LAUD FOOD RELIEF
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cardinal Spellman of New York, and Cardinal Griffin of England, look over shipments of canned foods donated by Catholic charities to help alleviate starvation abroad.
BLACK EDUCATION HONORED
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Booker T. Washington, the late Black educator who rose from slavery to international eminence, is honored as his bust is unveiled in the Hall of Fame. Tribute to a great American.
MOTORIST IS NO DUMMY!
SEATTLE, WASH. – Starting on a cross-country trip by car and being nervous about picking up hitch-hikers, C.W. Johnson has rigged up two life-like dummies to ride along with him and discourage would-be hitch-hikers.
“QUADS” ARE TEXAS RANGERS (Dallas only)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – The four Badgett sisters are sworn in as members of the famed Lone Star Rangers organization. In cowboy attire, the seven-year old quadruplets toss a mean lasso. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46044)
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY RACE
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – A record throng of 175,000 fans sees thirty-three racing cars get away in the 500-mile Memorial Day classic – but only seven finish, 150 laps later, after several bad accidents. The winner is George Robson, who averaged over 114 miles an hour.
TRUMANS GET DEGREES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At George Washington College, the President sees his daughter Margaret receive her diploma; later, at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., the President receives and honorary degree.
EISENHOWER IN D-DAY PLEA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a stirring plea to the nation, on the second anniversary of D-Day, our Chief of Staff lands our fighting men for the victorious past and calls on the nation’s youth to enlist.
KIDS ON POLICE OUTING
NEW YORK, N.Y. – It’s a thrill for hundreds of underprivileged youngsters, all guest of the Police Athletic League, when they go on an outing on board the steamer Clermont for a day on the Hudson River.
INDIANS HARVEST BANANAS
PANAMA – In these first pictures of Panama’s amazing Choco Indian tribes in the Darien jungle, you’ll see the savage natives in their primitive haunts as they harvest a record crop of bananas.
“ASSAULT” WINS TRIPLE CROWN
NEW YORK – Turfdom’s coveted “Triple Crown” is won by the speedy Texas-bred thoroughbred as he wins the rich Belmont Stakes by three lengths before a huge crown. The Derby – Preakness – and now “Assault” becomes the seventh horse in racing history to win all three.
SANTA ROSA ROUND-UP (Dallas only)
VERNON, TEXAS – In a gala salute to the Old West, the rough-riding cowhands put on a thrilling rodeo as the Santa Rosa Round- up comes to a bang up finale. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46045)
MILITARY GRADUATION
“MIDDIES” NOW ENSIGNS
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – June Week at the Naval Academy resumes its peace-time glitter as 809 Midshipmen are graduated and receive their commissions. Admiral Nimitz gives new officers official send-off.
CADETS ON PARADE
WEST POINT, N.Y. – With War Secretary Patterson on hand to present diplomas, the Military Academy’s largest class – 875 strong – completes its undergraduate training. Highlight is the dress parade.
DAMAGE FORESHADOWS A-BOMB TEST
JAPAN – Dramatic pictures of atom bomb damage in Hiroshima and Nagasaki foreshadow the coming Bikini Atoll experiment. Intense heat and light of blast seared shadows of human beings on destroyed bridges!
SCORES DIE IN HOTEL FIRE
CHICAGO, ILL. – The LaSalle Hotel is a charred and grisly tomb of 59 persons, following one of the most disastrous fires in city’s history. Scores were trapped when flames broke out in lower floors of the hotel, in downtown “Loop.”
“HAP” ARNOLD SETTLES DOWN
SONOMA, CALIF. – The famed five-star commander of our air forces during the war comes to earth in retirement, settling down on his “Valley of the Moon” ranch. Happy Landings, “Hap.”
AUTO’S GOLDEN JUBILEE (Detroit only)
DETROIT, MICH. – An industry that gave America wheels of freedom hails its fiftieth America wheels of freedom hails its fiftieth anniversary, with a colorful parade of early-day jalopies and quaint floats that thrills thousands.
ITALY JOINS DEMOCRACIES
ITALY – Following mass demonstrations and a democratic referendum, Italian voters cast their lot with the democracies and oust their king. The majority, who voted republican, wanted “No More Balconies!” |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46046)
BRITISH VICTORY PARADE
LONDON – Two million spectators, including the King and Queen, view monster victory parade on the anniversary of final triumph over the Axis. All day celebration is key, noted by marching men and machines of war, with American contingent leading the way.
PARATROOPS IN MASS DROP
STEWART FIELD, N.Y. – Airborne troops from Fort Benning demonstrate latest tactics in capturing an “enemy” airfield, as graduates of the 1947 West Point class look on. Just watch ‘em hit the silk!
JALOPPIES IN SPEED (?) RACE
MINEOLA, N.Y. – No speed records are broken, but the laughs come fast and furious as a field of early-day buggies, including a Stanley Steamer, take part in a motorcade of the first automobiles.
CROWN JEWELS RECOVERED
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A King’s ransom in jewels, worth three millions, is on display following the arrest of several Army officers, who allegedly stole the collection from a castle in Germany.
SPANISH CYCLE ACES RACE
SPAIN – A motorcycle classic that finds the speed demons roaring through city streets and risking their necks on slippery turns. Several spectacular crack-ups add zest to this Barcelona thriller.
HOLY HOUR CELEBRATED (Boston only)
BOSTON, MASS. – Scenes of religious splendor unfold at Braves Field as 25,000 take part in Holy Hour rites and witness a parade in which service chaplains and veterans draw heartfelt applause.
FESTIVAL OF ROSES (Portland only)
PORTLAND, ORE. – The city’s first peacetime blossom festival in five years brings out all the pageantry and gaiety of colorful floats and pretty revelers. All hail to Spring’s floral salute!
SAFETY SEAT FOR PILOTS
DAYTON, OHIO – An amazing ejection device that tosses pilot and parachute to safety from a crippled plane is tried out by Air Forces technicians at Wright Field. The pilot releases the device – and presto!
FLOODS IN SPAIN
SPAIN – Threatened with international boycott by the United Nations, Franco Spain has troubles right at home as flood waters ravage farms and cities over a wide area. Thousands are homeless. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46047)
NAVY ROCKET TESTS
Another “now it can be told.” The navy takes the wrappings off a rocket so powerful that an ordinary landing craft armed with it has the fire power of five destroyers. They throw rockets so fast it makes you dizzy.
JAP PEARL CULTURE
JAPAN – With the end of the war, Kokichi Mikimoto, an ancient Japanese who holds the secret of pearl culture, resumes operations at his forty-thousand acre pearl “farm” on Ago Bay. His girl pearl divers are truly amazing.
OIL FIRE RAGES
WHITING, IND. – The barrel house of the Standard Oil Company goes up in smoke as hundreds of containers of lubricating oil burn. The company’s main high octane gasoline tanks are saved by heroic efforts.
PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS
General Walter Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, presents his credentials at the Kremlin… Marlene Dietrich arrives in Paris to make a motion picture with Jean Gabin… Another screen celebrity, Madeline Carroll, is in Madrid for the same purpose. Doctor Nicholas Murray Butler, president emeritus of Columbia, is honored by his home town, Patterson, N.J.
ATOM TEST NEARS
KWAJALEIN – The finishing touches are put on preparations for Operation Crossroads at Bikini atoll. Photographers and pilots are briefed aboard the Carrier U.S.S. Saidor, as zero hour nears.
BRONC BUSTERS
LIVERMORE, CALIF. – They’re at it again in the 29th annual rodeo with an assortment of mayhem that will keep you on the edge of your seats. There are some really bone rattling spills dished out by an enthusiastic bunch of broncs and steers. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46048)
WORLD PLAN FOR ATOM BOMB
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States will share its secret of the atom bomb and will destroy all bombs – If! If the United Nations establishes suitable controls, says Bernard Baruch at historical session of UN atomic group.
BIG FOUR MINISTERS MEET
PARIS, FRANCE – With future peace treaties in the balance, the “Big Four” meet to write finis to World War II. State Secretary Byrnes represents the U.S. as the epochal conference gets underway.
U.S. CANADA HAIL PEACE
BLAINE, WASH. – Marking one hundred years of peace along the longest border in the world, thousands take part in impressive ceremonies at the Peace Arch. Massed flags fly as Canada and the U.S. celebrate years of peace.
PERON INAUGURAL
BUENOS AIRES – Amid scenes of military might and ceremony, Argentine’s Juan Peron, the nation’s “strong man”, takes office. Huge throngs fill the streets as a monster parade highlights the occasion.
MANGRUM WINS GOLF OPEN
CLEVELAND, OHIO – In a three-way play-off, against Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi, the young Texan annexes the National Open championships by a single stroke, on the picturesque, jammed Canterbury course.
WORLD’S BIGGEST PLANE
LOS ANGELES, CAL. – The huge hull and wing sections of Howard Hughes’ mammoth new seaplane presents an unusual moving problem when hauled to graving docks. Telephone wires are taken down to let the plane pass.
WATER NYMPHS ON SKIS
CYCPRESS GARDENS, FLA. – Six lovely Dixie belles don water skies for an exciting exhibition of novelty stunts in the tropical setting of cypress trees. See them jump through a wall of fire! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1946 (UE46050)
AUSTRIANS DEMAND TYROL
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Huge crowds jam city’s main square as Viennese stage demonstration demanding the return of the South Tyrol, ceded to Italy after World War I. Meeting in Paris, Big Four Ministers have turned down demand.
MEXICAN ELECTION NEARS
MEXICO – The most colorful election campaign in the nation’s history draws to a close, with Miguel Aleman waging a spirited country-wide fight to get elected president. Aleman greets boosters everywhere.
IT’S IN THE BAG (Exclusive)
NEW YORK – Pocketbook fashions – it really is “in the bag”, as you’ll see during this swanky preview at LaGuardia Field. Pretty New Yorkers give the “Starliner Route” a gala send-off as they model these stylish hand-bags by Josef.
VINSON NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While members of his family look on, Fred Vinson, former Secretary of the Treasury, is sown in as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, at White House ceremony.
CORNELL CREW WINS
SEATTLE, WASH. – With a driving finish against seven other top collegiate eight-oared crews, Cornell wins the 2,000-metre Lake Washington regatta as a huge crowd lines banks. The M.I.T. “dark horse” rowers finish second.
TRACK ACES VIE IN MEET
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – The nation’s top college athletes compete in the N.C.A.A. track and field championships, with speedy sprints and other spectacular thrillers highlighting a big sports story of the week.
MAGICIANS THRILL KIDS
ST. LOUIS, MO. – On hand for their convention, 1,000 slight-of-hand kings hold court for kiddies in the Shriner’s Hospital – and the youngsters love it. Tricks, stunts, escape acts and all the rest! |
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